The value of protective stops as US cocoa plunges in flash crash!
This week’s trading in Cocoa has reminded us all of two things, which we often forget as speculators. First, the value of a protective stop, […]
Commodity Market Analysis
Crude oil set to break higher
Crude oil is another of the commodities I expect to perform well this year, and for the last few weeks I have been waiting for […]
Gold now testing the triple top
In case you hadn’t noticed, gold is now at a critical technical level once again, closing on Friday in the spot market at $1410.10 per […]
Silver shines as metals pick up momentum
As I outlined in one of my posts at the start of this year, I expect to see commodities perform extremely well in 2011, and […]
Gold & Silver Update
Spot silver extended its recent bullish rally again yesterday ending with a wide spread up candle which finally took the commodity back above $30 per […]
WTI Analysis
The WTI contract continues to lag Brent which breached the $100 per barrel price handle last week and, in my opinion, the WTI will follow […]
Gold Analysis
Despite this week’s economic releases being a bit of a “mixed bag” traders and investors have tended to remain broadly optimistic as evidenced by global […]
Traders Moving Into Softs
Latest post on my oil blog. WTI and Brent out of synch and spread is widest since Feb 2009. Brent is now correlating with S&P […]
Expect To See The Softs Take Centre Stage
Today’s news that cocoa prices have risen over 7% as a result of the export ban imposed by Ivory Coast has prompted me to look […]
Market Sentiment & Round Up
Market mood, at least in equities and commodities, has turned a little sour this morning following release of key Chinese data overnight. The releases included […]
Today’s Market Mood & Sentiment
Blue skies and sunshine in London this morning reflected the mood in global markets which saw overnight gains for all Asian indices: the Nikkei, Australia, […]
Oil Drifts Sideways
The weaker dollar is not assisting any move in crude oil at present which has currently stalled in the $91-$92 per barrel area following its […]
Gold & Silver Analysis
Recent weakness in the US dollar does not appear to have favoured either gold or silver with both pulling back from recent highs with silver […]
Gold Nervous & Looks To Correct
Gold continues to take baby steps back towards the $1400 per ounce level as it finally manages to haul itself back over our shorter term […]
The Crude Oil Conundrum
Crude oil is crawling back towards the $90 per barrel price point, receiving a boost from yesterday’s Alaska pipeline closure. With the pipeline responsible for […]
Commodities forecasts for gold, silver and oil
Following the strong gains for commodities in 2010, much is expected for the major sectors this year, with metals and the energy complex expected to […]
Outlook for gold, silver and oil in 2011
One of the best performing markets in 2010 has of course been commodities, with many sectors developing strong bullish trends, particularly in the metals complex, […]
Soft commodities weekly round up
The soft commodities sector ended the week in bullish mood, with March corn futures leading the way 9 cents per bushel higher on the day, […]